I'm far from an expert (on anything), and I'm not a collector, but here's my short blurb on these guns. John Browning designed the Colt Woodsman .22 semiauto; one of his grandsons, Bruce, made some enhancements to that gun, and Fabrique Nationale (FN) who the Brownings had a long association with produced the gun from 1962-1974. There were several versions, the Medalist was arguably the finest. Adjustable sights and trigger pull, and an easily removable barrel. There was also a dryfire mechanism built in so you could practice without damaging anything.
The forearm is not just an affectation. If you take it off there's a dovetail cut on the bottom of the barrel that the block pictured in the cased photo fit in, and then you could screw in one of the three weights to that block if you were a real he-man. The other doodad in the picture above the weights is a screwdriver. The empty block with holes holds 60 rounds of .22 for ISU competition.
The thing that gets me is the one piece grip. As a guy whose woodworking skill peaked when I learned to use a pencil sharpener in elementary school it impresses me greatly.
Thanks for reading; I know many here are very familiar with these guns, many much more so than myself, but I try to think all members whem posting about out of production guns:
I'm going to see if I can wear it out.
The forearm is not just an affectation. If you take it off there's a dovetail cut on the bottom of the barrel that the block pictured in the cased photo fit in, and then you could screw in one of the three weights to that block if you were a real he-man. The other doodad in the picture above the weights is a screwdriver. The empty block with holes holds 60 rounds of .22 for ISU competition.
The thing that gets me is the one piece grip. As a guy whose woodworking skill peaked when I learned to use a pencil sharpener in elementary school it impresses me greatly.
Thanks for reading; I know many here are very familiar with these guns, many much more so than myself, but I try to think all members whem posting about out of production guns:
I'm going to see if I can wear it out.
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